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Closing Africa’s power deficit
As the current demand for electricity in much of Africa far outstrips supply, a large market for diesel generators (gensets) exists. Continuing economic and population growth will increase demand for this form of power generation, writes Nic Newman.
Article details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Region: Africa
Publisher: Energy Institute
Subjects: Environment, Policy and Governance, Economics, business and commerce, Electricity distribution, Off-grid power, Distributed generation
